Narrative Content Specialist

Equal Opportunity Employer

The mission of the Health Federation of Philadelphia is to promote community health by advancing access to high-quality, integrated, comprehensive health and human services. We believe in and are firmly committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status.  This commitment applies to all aspects of the Health Federation of Philadelphia’s employment practices, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promotion.

JOB SUMMARY

Home Grown, a fiscally sponsored project of the Health Federation of Philadelphia, is a national collaborative dedicated to creating a more inclusive child care system that values and supports home-based child care (HBCC), including care provided by family, friends, and neighbors (FFN). Guided by core values such as community-centered approaches, collective action, and innovation, the organization prioritizes uplifting care providers and families, fostering provider-led networks, and building scalable solutions.

We are seeking our next Narrative Content Specialist, a skilled multimedia professional who can help elevate the voices and experiences of diverse home-based child care providers. This role is key to advancing Home Grown’s mission by creating content that effectively communicates critical issues to various audiences, such as providers, policy partners, advocates, and the broader field, in ways that inform and influence. The ideal candidate brings exceptional multimedia and interviewing skills, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, and the ability to capture diverse provider experiences in compelling, informative, and influential ways.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Responsibilities/Duties

Content Creation and Storytelling

• Produce newsletters, blogs, briefs, one-pagers, reports, and other materials that communicate provider experiences and elevate issues in home-based child care.
• Conduct interviews with providers and other stakeholders, and translate these conversations into clear, compelling content using different formats.
• Capture and communicate stories with sensitivity to cultural and linguistic differences among providers.
• Identify when stories are best shared through alternate formats (e.g., video, graphics) and coordinate with colleagues on production.
• Lead Home Grown’s Insight Panel (monthly conversation with child care providers).

Digital Communications

• Draft social media posts that align with organizational priorities and effectively connect stories to audiences.
• Write content for newsletters and coordinate with the Digital and Social Media Content Manager for formatting and distribution.
• Support the development of digital content, drafting social media copy, coordinating with the Digital and Social Media Content Manager on story ideas, format, and distribution.
• Support event and conference participation by collecting stories, interviews, and content for digital use, including some video production.

Collaboration and Planning

• Partner with the Digital and Social Media Content Manager to align content with organizational communications strategies.
• Develop a system to maintain awareness of Home Grown’s key issues and issues in the broader field.
• Establish and maintain an editorial calendar to plan and track content production.
• Coordinate timing on content releases and dissemination with colleagues on the Narrative team.
• Use tools such as Mailchimp, Canva, Adobe, and Meltwater, or similar, to support communications and content tracking.

Team Culture and Organizational Values

• Contribute to a collaborative team environment that is grounded in trust, respect, and shared purpose.
• Uphold Home Grown’s commitment to centering the experiences and perspectives of home-based child care providers in all aspects of the work.
• Approach storytelling and communications with cultural humility, sensitivity, and care.
• Participate actively in team learning, feedback, and reflection to strengthen collective impact.
• Demonstrate reliability, flexibility, and accountability in carrying out responsibilities and working with colleagues.